"FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Aaron Glenn vowed vengeance. It came after one of his lowest moments in professional football. He didn't tell reporters, and he didn't announce it on social media because that wasn't a thing in 1994. He told one of his New York Jets teammates, Victor Green, and they kept it quiet for years. "AG had a mean streak to him," Green recalled last week. "He never forgot the plays that were made on him, and he always tried to get you back.""
"This was an all-timer, one of the most memorable gadget plays in NFL history -- and Glenn happened to fall victim to Dan Marino's wizardry. Naturally, we're talking about "the fake spike" play, when the Miami Dolphins legendary quarterback, in the final seconds of a critical AFC East showdown, made the Jets believe he was going to clock the ball only to throw an 8-yard touchdown to Mark Ingram for a 28-24 victory."
Aaron Glenn vowed vengeance after one of his lowest professional moments when a deceptive play fooled him. He told teammate Victor Green and they kept it quiet for years. Green said Glenn had a mean streak and never forgot plays made on him. The play was Dan Marino's "fake spike," a gadget that resulted in an 8-yard touchdown to Mark Ingram and a 28-24 Dolphins victory. Most Jets teammates remained stationary, believing Marino would spike to stop the clock. Glenn, a rookie cornerback, hesitated covering Ingram on a stop-fade route, and that split-second proved costly. The loss began a stretch in which the Jets lost 32 of 36 games and reinforced the "Same Old Jets" narrative.
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